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System Design Interview Questions and Answers Book

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System Design Interview Questions and Answers Book Overview

The System Design Interview Questions and Answers Book is your essential companion for mastering interviews in system design roles. Covering a broad spectrum of topics from foundational principles to advanced strategies, this book equips you with the knowledge and confidence to excel in technical interviews.

Table of Contents

This book takes you through system design in a structured Q&A format, covering everything you need to know to ace your interview:

  1. System Design Foundations
  2. Data Management & Storage Systems
  3. Performance, Caching & Scalability
  4. Distributed Systems & Architecture Patterns
  5. API, Security & Communication
  6. DevOps, Deployment & Reliability

Tools & Technologies for Learning System Design

  1. AWS / GCP / Azure: Cloud platforms for hands-on deployment
  2. Kubernetes & Docker: Container orchestration and microservices
  3. Redis & Memcached: In-memory data stores for caching
  4. Kafka & RabbitMQ: Event streaming and message queuing
  5. NGINX & HAProxy: Load balancing and reverse proxy solutions
  6. ElasticSearch & Cassandra: Distributed search and NoSQL databases
  7. Prometheus & Grafana: Monitoring and visualization

Book Features: System Design Interview Questions and Answers

  1. Comprehensive Coverage: From foundational concepts to advanced topics such as distributed systems and cloud-native architectures.
  2. Real-World Scenarios: Questions and answers based on actual system design interviews provide practical insights.
  3. Performance Optimization: Best practices for optimizing system performance and ensuring scalability.
  4. Clear Explanations: Detailed explanations accompany each answer to deepen your understanding of system design principles.
  5. Expert Insights: Compiled by experienced system architects and industry professionals, ensuring authoritative and high-quality content.

What You'll Learn in This Free Interview Preparation Ebook

  •   Q&A 28 Guides
Q&A Guides
Introduction to System Design 0:30:00
Understanding Functional & Non-Functional Requirements 0:20:00
Scalability Estimation and Capacity Planning 0:20:00
High-Level System Architecture 0:25:00
Component Design and Responsibility Segregation 0:18:00
Database Design and Data Modeling 00:23:00
Data Replication and Consistency Models 0:18:00
Database and Application Scaling 0:21:00
CAP Theorem and PACELC Theorem 0:19:00
Storage Systems (Object, Block, File Storage) 0:22:00
Caching Strategies 0:25:00
Load Balancing 0:22:00
Concurrency and Multithreading Models 0:24:00
Rate Limiting and Throttling 0:18:00
Fault Tolerance and High Availability 0:20:00
Message Queues and Event-Driven Architecture 0:19:00
Consistent Hashing and Distributed Hash Tables 0:20:00
Microservices vs Monolithic Architecture 0:19:00
Service Discovery and Service Mesh 0:22:00
CDNs and Edge Computing 0:20:00
Designing APIs (REST, gRPC, GraphQL) 0:21:00
Security Design in Systems 0:19:00
Designing File Uploads and Media Handling 0:20:00
Search Systems Design 0:22:00
Monitoring, Logging, and Observability 0:18:00
Deployment Strategies 0:20:00
CI/CD Pipelines in System Design 0:22:00
Disaster Recovery and Backup Strategies 0:23:00

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